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Celebrity boxing is a new genre that is hugely popular among the younger audience. It all commenced when KSI fought and defeated Joe Weller in 2018. Thereafter, the victor called out the very famous “Paul brothers”. Ever since then, the masses got interested to witness their favorite celebrity compete in boxing. Whether or not one likes it, it can’t be denied that there is a section of fans who are interested in watching such celebrity boxing bouts.

One of the pioneers of celebrity boxing, KSI, is set to make his return to the boxing ring. He received a lot of criticism for not fighting formidable opponents. The fans demanded the YouTuber turned-boxer fight a professional boxer. For the same, he made his fight against Joe Fournier official Recently, the professional boxer released a video of himself hitting the pads. It garnered a lot of interesting reactions from the fans at large.

Joe Fournier showcases his boxing skills ahead of his fight against KSI

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Fournier is a professional boxer fighting out of London. Though he is not just any regular professional boxer, he is also a businessman and as per Forbes, he has a net worth of $100 million. The boxer turned pro in the year 2015 and is currently ranked 11th in the WBA rankings in the light heavyweight division.

Fournier will fight his biggest fight on May 13, 2023, at Wembley Arena. A few weeks ahead of the fight, the boxer releases a video of himself training. In the video, the boxer appears to be hitting pads. @IfnBoxing took to Twitter to share the same. The Tweet stated, “Joe Fournier’s Boxing Padwork Training”

The fans had few interesting reactions to the same.

One fan thinks that the video has been intentionally sped up @Lajab30836755: “Joe fournierFournier is so bad he has to speed up his clip of hitting pads”

Though, on the contary, one fan did not find a reason to speed up the video. @JackWatkinson2: Hahahaha! It’s actually decent pad work, no need to speed up the footage!” 

On similar lines, one fan made fun of him for speeding up the footage. @RealGusFringLP: bro Ksilearnt how to speed up a video”

One fan disregards the fact that the video is sped up and analyses the footage. @ksifanboys: “Sped up but there’s movement in the feet for once if he trades with kspredictioni it’s over for Joe Fournier”

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Lastly, one fan gives his prediction for the fight. @Haarooney: “He is destroying ksi”

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Read more: “Sparring Partners Smashing Him Around the Ring”: KSI’s Recent Eye Injury Causes a Stir Among Fans

It appears the fans at large had to troll the boxer for allegedly speeding up the video. Though, the bout is highly anticipated. Both fighters have a lot to lose and that’s why the stakes are so high. How do you see this fight playing out?
Who do you think will be the victor in the bout? Let us know your thoughts and opinions with us in the comments below.